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April 11, 2005

After a long stretch of a whole bunch of games, last week was a little quieter. Coach gave us Monday off from practice, in order to rest our bodies and recuperate a little bit. I know a lot of us also used the time off to catch up with all of the schoolwork that got put aside from the week before!

On Tuesday, we were back on the field and ready to practice. Agilities and conditioning were difficult for everyone on Tuesday (not just for Braverman!) because of the incredibly high pollen count that is pretty normal for this time of year.

The accumulated rain puddles from Monday night on the field were covered with a coat of yellow pollen. Just looking at it made it hard to breathe! Aside from the pollen, it's great to be having such nice weather. It sure beats the crazy 40-degree weather of April back in Chicago!

On Friday, it was back to the games. We made the journey to Macon, Georgia, to take on Wesleyan (Ga.). Luckily, the rains held off, for the most part, and we were able to get in two games and two victories.

However, the early morning rain made the field pretty swampy for our later afternoon games, if I do say so myself! We outfielders were in fact told to watch out for the swimming pool in deep centerfield! Thankfully, we had two amazing pitching performances by Tobar and Gordo, who pitched a one-hitter (nearly a perfect game!) and a no-hitter respectively.

After the games we piled into the vans and headed to Fuddruckers for dinner. It was a nice change of scenery from good old Wendy's, which we all appreciated! Then, it was back to campus.

Despite Coach giving us the weekend off from softball, most of the team went camping together at a local campsite. I hear there was a lot of s'more making, canoe races, owl hunting (?!), and hiking.

Godby, I hope you had a great 19th birthday in the outdoors and enjoyed your cake that Summa made you--thanks for sharing it, unlike Ash. Hah, hah!

So far this season, our team has really come together and we have had a lot of great wins--with a lot more to come! Frankly I can't believe the season has gone by so quickly! However, we still have six more games to take care of and then, of course, the post-season.

Emily Sunshine is a junior from Evanston, Ill. She would love to answer e-mail questions from Emory recruits and fans.